One of the best companies I have worked at - Hardware Engineer Focal Systems Employee Review

5.0
Jan 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I have been looking for a company where I have the autonomy/support to get the job done, that is fast paced, where I am surrounded by people who are all devoted to the same cause. And this is it! The company is very tight knit which is a really good feeling. Very hard working. Very smart. All things that I wanted. So far this has been a great experience and I am excited to continue on.

Cons

Not much. If I were to say anything, I'd say that Focal likes to attract/retain very specific types of people, type As. So sometimes it is like drinking out of a fire hose and it is a constant feeling like, how do I do better today. I'd rather that though compared to previous jobs where everyone is trying to do the bare minimum and you feel like you are wasting your life. :)

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5.0
Dec 7, 2023
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Pros

High growth rate, brilliant people, CEO has excellent vision!

Cons

Have to sacrifice a bit on WLB

2.0
May 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

My manager at the time didn’t breathe down my neck and the work wasn’t very difficult. You were paid for travel time and miles driven to each job site.

Cons

The job location kept changing every few days going to every ShopRite in the area. You are on your feet 100% of the time when you’re working. They got my pay wrong on multiple occasions and did nothing to truly rectify the issue. The issue was so bad that the payroll coordinator quit because of all the requests for changes. You would have to drive to every job site with your own vehicle and sometimes you wouldn’t know until a day before. It was never told to me that the job was temporary. Once we finished the jobs at ShopRites in the general Tri-State area I was unceremoniously laid off without my knowledge while promises of more work were made by my manager. Once we were finishing up the list of stores and we were told that there would be no more work we became unmotivated to continue but my manager lied to us saying there would be maintenance work available after but there was none. They called 2 weeks after the last job to let me know I was laid off.

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